I’m on a panel on race & fandom tomorrow at DePaul University during A Celebration of Supernatural.

Event page is at:  No cost to attend, but space is limited. The panel is 11am – 12pm, Rm 1137, 14 E Jackson, I’ve been asked to join this panel on race and fandom, along with Jennifer Cross, Michi Trota, Alyne Connie & a couple other folks. 

Please note that while is free, but they are expecting a large crowd, so room can’t be saved. Info at: You can also get information via the Facebook event page.

You can see the full day’s schedule via the event page.

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Tanya DePass is the founder and Director of I Need Diverse Games, a non-profit organization based in Chicago, which is dedicated to better diversification of all aspects of gaming. I Need Diverse Games serves the community by supporting marginalized developers attend the Game Developer Conference by participating in the GDC Scholarship program, helps assist attendance at other industry events, and is seeking partnership with organizations and initiatives. Tanya is a lifelong Chicagoan who loves everything about gaming, #INeedDiverseGames spawn point, and wants to make it better and more inclusive for everyone. She founded and was the EIC of Fresh Out of Tokens podcast where games culture was discussed and viewed through a lense of feminism, intersectionality and diversity. Now she’s a co-host on Spawn on Me Podcast. Along with all of that, she’s the Programming Coordinator for OrcaCon, she often speaks on issues of diversity, feminism, race, intersectionality & other topics at multiple conventions throughout the year. Her writing about games and games critique appears in Uncanny Magazine, Polygon, Wiscon Chronicles, Vice Gaming, Paste Games, Mic, and other publications.